Protests at IIT Delhi continue for a second day, demanding an independent investigation (Credits: X) NEW DELHI: Protests at IIT Delhi entered their second day on Tuesday, with the campus remaining tense as students stepped up demands for an independent probe into the death of a 31-year-old MSc Physics scholar and accountability from institute officials.The…
Security personnel stop Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) supporters. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Days after Supreme Court constituted a committee led by former SC judge R Subhash Reddy to inquire into alleged police excesses during the July 20 CJP march to Parliament, a petitioner Tuesday faulted SC’s choices, doubted the panel’s ability to conduct fair and…
New Delhi: A court Tuesday dismissed Delhi Race Club’s plea seeking an interim stay, clearing the way for central govt to take over the plot at Lok Kalyan Marg. The club’s lease, granted in 1926, expired on Dec 31, 1994, and was never renewed, the court held.The club sought a stay on the eviction, contending…
New Delhi: Farmhouses using treated water for lawns and other eligible activities in Delhi will have to pay Rs 10,000 per acre monthly under the proposed Reclaimed Water Policy, while the one-time infrastructure charge for providing a connection will be Rs 1 lakh per acre.The decision was announced Tuesday by CM Rekha Gupta and water…
New Delhi: Approval from councillors will now be mandatory for RWAs and NGOs seeking to maintain parks and green areas under MCD‘s public-private partnership (PPP) scheme.The civic body passed a proposal on this during its house meeting Monday, along with the above amendment and increased the payment for park maintenance to up to Rs 13,500…
New Delhi: As seasonal influenza sees a sharp rise, Delhi health minister Dr Pankaj Kumar Singh held a review meeting Tuesday to assess the city’s preparedness, particularly for H1N1, as cases continue to rise. He also reviewed measures against dengue, malaria and other vector-borne diseases.The meeting comes against the backdrop of a sharp increase in…
New Delhi: Four days after a 69-year-old woman was murdered during a robbery at her home in southeast Delhi’s Jangpura, police arrested the 24-year-old alleged accused from Cooch Behar in West Bengal. He is being brought to Delhi on transit remand.Ashrif, a history-sheeter previously involved in six criminal cases and a resident of Sarai Kale…
New Delhi: More than 72 hours after a boy fell into an open drain in south Delhi’s Jasola village, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Tuesday managed to fish out his body from a stretch of Agra Canal, 500 metres from the spot where he had presumably drowned.The dramatic yet frustrating search operation, carried out by…
New Delhi: The investigation into a recent drug trafficking racket busted by the crime branch has revealed a barter system where opium was being trafficked to Canada and weapons were being procured in return.The nexus was headed by designated Khalistani terrorist Arshdeep Singh Gill alias Arsh Dala, the successor to slain terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.Confirming…
New Delhi: Delhi Police’s crime branch has arrested two alleged arms suppliers linked to the Bambiha gang and Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu gang, including a man accused of supplying the pistol used by Shahrukh Pathan during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.Special commissioner of police (Crime) HGS Dhaliwal said 40-year-old Waseem alias Hazi Waseem was arrested…
